Rush Rush Rally Racing Coming to Sega Dreamcast

A decade after the console debuted in the U.S., the Dreamcast is getting a new racing game.

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the U.S. launch of the Sega Dreamcast, and how better to commemorate the occasion than announcing a new game for the long-deceased console? Developer Senile Team and publisher redspotgames are partnering to deliver Rush Rush Rally Racing to the Dreamcast later this October.

Judging by the game's trailer, Rush Rush Rally Racing seems to be a throwback to 16-bit era racers like Micro Machines. It sports a 2D, top-down view, and the footage above brags that the game features "no realistic backgrounds" and "no sponsored cars" -- just "fun, retro gameplay."

Though the publisher appears to be rooted in Europe, Rush Rush Rally Racing will be region free -- meaning it should run on just about any Dreamcast console you have lying around, regardless of where it came from. It also supports a number of the peripherals that helped define the Dreamcast before its premature demise, including rumble packs, VMUs, arcade sticks, and other third party controllers. There's even an online scoreboard, assuming you can still get your console to connect to the internet.

They're currently accepting preorders for Rush Rush Rally Racing over at redspotgames' online store. It'll set you back $22.00 when it arrives sometime next month.

Oh guys by the way.

Don't ask me why...

...but for some reason I'd rather buy new indie games for dead systems, and have the physical copies, then having them on Live, PSN, or WiiWare, even if you do have to pay a little more. It just appeals to me more. Tell me being able to have a hard copy of, say, Castle Crashers for Dreamcast isn't a damn cool prospect.

Nice to see this happen

I think this is really cool. I'm not sure of production costs and all that stuff that goes into making a game of this type, but I think it is a pretty ballsy move and I like it. I agree with Ssnake, there should be more companies making games for all the older systems. Who says the potential for the NES has been fully tapped...lol